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<p>Robert King, the U.S. envoy for North Korean human rights issues, speaks to journalists upon arrival at Beijing Capital Airport in Beijing, China, on Saturday.</p>

<p>Robert King, the U.S. envoy for North Korean human rights issues, speaks to journalists upon arrival at Beijing Capital Airport in Beijing, China, on Saturday.</p>

May 29, 2011

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North Korea freed American without aid promise
May 29, 2011 9 p.m.

North Korea freed American without aid promise

BEIJING - North Korea freed an American it held for a half year for reportedly proselytizing, handing him Saturday to a U.S. envoy who said Washington had not promised to provide aid in exchange for the man's release.